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noun

(1) Any of numerous low-growing plants of the genus Crocus having slender grasslike leaves and white or yellow or purple flowers; native chiefly to the Mediterranean region but widely cultivated

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crocus (plural crocuses, crocus or croci)

A perennial flowering plant (of the Iridaceae family). Saffron is obtained from the stamens of Crocus sativus.
Some similar flowering plants, such as the autumn crocus and prairie crocus.